{"id":4037,"date":"2021-07-27T16:45:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T21:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/stage-pediatrics\/?page_id=4037"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:27:46","slug":"pediatric-transport-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/critical-care\/pediatric-transport-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Transport Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Pediatric Transport Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Pediatric Transport Team is dedicated to providing safe and effective pediatric specific care in the transport setting to ensure that all patients are given the earliest and best opportunity for a positive outcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1-855-4-UHS-PED\/1-855-484-7733<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pediatric One Call<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our call center is available <strong>24 hours a day, 7 days a week<\/strong> to support referring physicians and hospitals.<\/li>\n<li>One Call will directly connect you with a pediatric physician and the transport team to accept your patient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pediatric Transport Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dedicated team available 24\/7<\/li>\n<li>Comprised of registered nurses and registered respiratory therapists with extensive pediatric critical care experience and certified in BLS, PALS, ACLS, NRP, and TNCC<\/li>\n<li>Available for transport of pediatric patients from hospitals, emergency departments, and clinics<\/li>\n<li>Modes of transport: ambulance, rotor-wing, and fixed-wing aircraft<\/li>\n<li>The appropriate mode of transport is determined based on the patient\u2019s condition, distance, urgency, weather, safety, and resource availability<\/li>\n<li>Serves as a mobile intensive care unit offering the highest level of care in a timely response<\/li>\n<li>Provides care based on established transport protocols and through direct communication with the accepting medical control physician<\/li>\n<li>Specialized equipment to meet the specific and unique needs of pediatric patients<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Sabrina Carrillo, Transport Medical Director, is board certified in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The referring hospital will receive an update on the patient\u2019s condition\/status within two days of the patient\u2019s transfer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We believe in family-centered care and will make every effort to incorporate the family in the transport process, to include allowing one parent to accompany their child, safety permitting.<\/li>\n<li>In the event a parent cannot accompany their child, the parents will receive a phone call from our team updating them on their child\u2019s status once the patient has safely 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